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Participatory Learning Through Social Media: How and Why Social Studies Educators Use Twitter (open access)

Participatory Learning Through Social Media: How and Why Social Studies Educators Use Twitter

This article draws on Deweyan conceptions of participatory learning and citizenship aims of the field as lenses through which to consider social media activities.
Date: 2016
Creator: Krutka, Daniel G. & Carpenter, Jeffrey P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
“Troublemaking,” “Making Trouble,” and “Making It” Through Institutionalized Schooling: Critical Pedagogy as a Transformational Exodus (open access)

“Troublemaking,” “Making Trouble,” and “Making It” Through Institutionalized Schooling: Critical Pedagogy as a Transformational Exodus

This article examines the quality of public schooling in primarily low socio-economic status (SES) areas of El Paso, Texas and reflects on the dismal realities established by the hegemonic social order.
Date: March 12, 2015
Creator: Rossatto, Cesar A.; Rivas, Cecilia E.; Heiman, Daniel & Esparza, Juanita
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Birth Order and Divergent Thinking: A Meta-Analysis (open access)

Birth Order and Divergent Thinking: A Meta-Analysis

This article is a meta-analysis examining the association of birth order and divergent thinking (DT). The main purpose was to examine how ordinal position (only, first, middle, or last-born) is related to creativity. Results showed that first-borns had higher DT scores than later-born children.
Date: April 20, 2021
Creator: Abdulla Alabbasi, Ahmed M.; Tadik, Harun; Acar, Selcuk & Runco, Mark A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Together We Are Better": Professional Learning Networks for Teachers (open access)

"Together We Are Better": Professional Learning Networks for Teachers

This article reports the findings of a qualitative study that investigated professional learning network experiences through the analysis of survey data from 732 P-12 teachers.
Date: July 2, 2016
Creator: Trust, Torrey; Krutka, Daniel G. & Carpenter, Jeffrey P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Children’s Use of Comparative Text Signals: The Relationship between Age and Comprehension Ability (open access)

Children’s Use of Comparative Text Signals: The Relationship between Age and Comprehension Ability

This article examines age differences in children and young adolescents' use of comparative text signals in order to gain insights into the development of signaling knowledge.
Date: July 16, 2012
Creator: Meyer, Bonnie J. F.; Ray, Melissa N. & Middlemiss, Wendy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reforming Our School Systems Around a Humanizing Curriculum: Schooling During and After COVID-19 (open access)

Reforming Our School Systems Around a Humanizing Curriculum: Schooling During and After COVID-19

This article is a commentary examining the state of education during the global pandemic with an emphasis on curriculum and families.
Date: December 28, 2020
Creator: Wong, Lok-Sze & Mishra, Punya
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Investigation of the Organizational Impact of Computer Technology in Secondary Science Classrooms (open access)

An Investigation of the Organizational Impact of Computer Technology in Secondary Science Classrooms

This article investigates the organizational impact of computer technology on four secondary science teachers’ teaching actions using the construct of community of practice. Analysis of data reveals three social participation structures that collectively orchestrated students’ science content learning: (1) students’ membership, (2) access to the structured tasks, and (3) confirmation of students’ learning of science concepts.
Date: June 13, 2021
Creator: Subramaniam, Karthigeyan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

¡Muévete! Integrating physical education and language learning in bilingual classrooms

Presentation sharing strategies for developing academic vocabular in Spanish and English through movement. It was presented at the Texas Association for Bilingual Education Conference held in 2018.
Date: 2018
Creator: Abels, Karen Weiller; Boyd, Rossana R. & González-Carriedo, Ricardo
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Child Care Experiences Among Dual Language Learners in the United States: Analyses of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Birth Cohort (open access)

Child Care Experiences Among Dual Language Learners in the United States: Analyses of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Birth Cohort

This article uses nationally representative data from the Early Chlidhood Longitudinal Study--Birth Cohort used to examine child care experiences with repreated cross-sectional analysis at 9, 24, and 52 months for dual language learner and non-dual language learner children.
Date: March 22, 2017
Creator: Espinosa, Linda M.; LaForett, Doré R.; Burchinal, Margaret; Burchinal, Margaret; Winsler, Adam; Tien, Hsiao-Chuan et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Addressing Disproportionality in Special Education Through a Social Justice Framework

Presentation discussing the disproportionality in special education programs, which is the over or under representation of a specific group or population identified with a disability or placed in special education in comparison to the actual number of students, and it provides some actionable solutions. It was presented at the 11th annual Jalisco-Texas Conference which was held virtually on March 30-31, 2023.
Date: March 30, 2023
Creator: Barrio, Brenda L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Factores que Influyen en laCreciente Demanda y Escasa Oferta de Maestros Bilingües

Presentation examining the factors influencing the growing demand for bilingual teachers in the United States, but it also highlights the ongoing shortage of bilingual teachers. It was presented at the 11th annual Jalisco-Texas Conference which was held virtually on March 30-31, 2023.
Date: March 31, 2023
Creator: Barahona, Elba
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

SUCCESS of UNT Pre-service Teachers and Latino Families

Presentation highlighting Project SUCCESS in Language and Literacy Instruction which is a Title III National Professional Development Program at the University of North Texas funded by the U. S. Department of Education. The project is directed by the Bilingual Teacher Education Program of the University of North Texas. UNT works in partnership with Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Region 10 ESC, the Latino Family Literacy Project, and the Intercultural Development Research Association for this project. The goals of the project are to prepare bilingual and ESL pre-service teachers, to provide professional development for in service teachers to improve their instruction for English Learners (ELs) and to engage teachers with families and communities. It was presented at the 11th annual Jalisco-Texas Conference which was held virtually on March 30-31, 2023.
Date: March 31, 2023
Creator: Boyd, Rossana R.; Cosmann, Alexandra; Torres, Pricila & Garcia Prieto, Naidia
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Voice of the Bilingual Teacher: An Authoritative Source for Emergent Bilingual Students’ Success -A Narrative Inquiry

Presentation on a study that sought the voice of the bilingual teacher through their lived experiences in relation to the success of Hispanic emergent bilinguals in school. This inquiry sought to uncover what practices bilingual teachers use to support their students’ academic and socio-emotional needs. It was presented at the 11th annual Jalisco-Texas Conference which was held virtually on March 30-31, 2023.
Date: March 30, 2023
Creator: Subramaniam, Karthigeyan & Lerwick, Patry
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pilot Testing a Series of Value-Based Care Training Courses (open access)

Pilot Testing a Series of Value-Based Care Training Courses

Article presents a study that demonstrates a pilot test consisting of a series of online courses designed to teach clinicians value-based care principles and practices with the goal of facilitating change to a value-based care model.
Date: April 11, 2022
Creator: Kovach, Jamison V.; Obanua, Faith & Hutchins, Holly M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Changes of Children's Motivation in Physical Education and Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Perspective (open access)

Changes of Children's Motivation in Physical Education and Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Perspective

This article attempts to examine the relationship between changes of children's motivation to changes in children's intention for future participation in physical education and physical activity over an academic year, guided by the expectancy-value model.
Date: August 8, 2016
Creator: Gu, Xiangli & Zhang, Tao
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Validation of the Physical Education Teacher's Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) Scale (open access)

Validation of the Physical Education Teacher's Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) Scale

This article studies the validity and reliability of the Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) scale, developed by the current investigators, and to compare the ESBI with two other self-efficacy scales that had been used in physical education.
Date: July 21, 2015
Creator: Buns, Matthew T. & Thomas, Katherine
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Philosopher and the Lecturer: John Dewey, Everett Dean Martin, and Reflective Thinking (open access)

The Philosopher and the Lecturer: John Dewey, Everett Dean Martin, and Reflective Thinking

This article examines the connection between John Dewey and Everett Dean Martin and explains why Martin's views may have resonated with Dewey and how they shared critical values pertaining to adult education.
Date: June 24, 2013
Creator: Day, Michael & Harbour, Clifford P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Excavating theory in teacher evaluation: Implementing evaluation frameworks as Wengerian boundary objects (open access)

Excavating theory in teacher evaluation: Implementing evaluation frameworks as Wengerian boundary objects

This article explores the theory and practice between two existing conceptual frameworks: 1) social learning theory and 2) teacher evaluation systems.
Date: April 13, 2020
Creator: King, Kelley M. & Paufler, Noelle A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teacher Qualification and the Achievement Gap in Early Primary Grades (open access)

Teacher Qualification and the Achievement Gap in Early Primary Grades

This article examines the relationship of the qualification requirement of the No Child Left Behind Act to the goal of reducing the academic achievement gap.
Date: August 10, 2009
Creator: Easton-Brooks, Donald & Davis, Alan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Improving Computer Science Education by D. M. Kadijevich, C. Angeli, and C. Schulte. (open access)

Book Review: Improving Computer Science Education by D. M. Kadijevich, C. Angeli, and C. Schulte.

Book Review of "Improving Computer Science Education" written by D. M. Kadijevich, C. Angeli, and C. Schulte.
Date: October 13, 2014
Creator: Lineros, Jose Victor
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It by S.J. Trachtenberg, G.B. Kauvar, and E.G. Bogue (open access)

Book Review: Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It by S.J. Trachtenberg, G.B. Kauvar, and E.G. Bogue

Book Review of "Presidencies Derailed: Why University Leaders Fail and How to Prevent It" by S. J. Trachtenberg, G. B. Kauvar, and E. G. Bogue.
Date: April 1, 2015
Creator: Wear, Adam
Object Type: Review
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teacher Efficacy as a Multigroup Model Using Latent Class Analysis (open access)

Teacher Efficacy as a Multigroup Model Using Latent Class Analysis

This article used Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to find that mathematics efficacy groups of preservice teachers vary based on where they were in their academic program.
Date: November 16, 2010
Creator: Eddy, Colleen & Easton-Brooks, Donald
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Counterstories about Leadership: A Latina School Principal’s Experience from a Less Documented View in an Urban School Context (open access)

Counterstories about Leadership: A Latina School Principal’s Experience from a Less Documented View in an Urban School Context

This article highlights one Latina school leader in the National Latina/o Leadership Study and her experiences developing a professional and racial identity within urban school contexts.
Date: February 25, 2016
Creator: Hernandez, Frank & Murakami-Ramalho, Elizabeth
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Predictors of Portable Technology Adoption to Support Elementary Children Reading in the Home (open access)

Predictors of Portable Technology Adoption to Support Elementary Children Reading in the Home

Article identifying predictors of parent's portable technology adoption to support children's reading development in the home by applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology to informal elementary education.
Date: March 15, 2018
Creator: Eutsler, Lauren & Antonenko, Pavlo
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library